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School: Baile an Lóin Tighe (Ballinlonty) (roll number 1579)

Location:
Baile an Lóntaigh, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Áine Ruiséall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0550, Page 088

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    In this locality most marriages take place during Shrove and especially Shrove Tuesday. it is said that Wednesday is the luckiest day in the week to get married. The Mondays Tuesdays Fridays and Saturdays are said not to be as lucky as Wednesday. The unlucky months are May November and July.
    The morning of the wedding a wedding feast is held in the house of the bride. It is not counted a wedding atall if there is not a wedding cake. It is the bride that cuts the cake and the man holds her hand. A marriage takes place in the morning. Sometimes on the night of the marriage there is a dance held and all the neighbours are invited. In by gone days when there were no motor-cars the man when he was married used
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. deasghnátha aistrithe saoil (~573)
          1. pósadh (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Patterson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cill Fhia Múin, Co. Thiobraid Árann